Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-02
Still UNSETTLED.
President Cleveland Has Not Yet
Decided to Sign the Inter- State
Commerce Bill.
The Director OF the Mint Reports to
the House in Regard to Silver &.
Coinage for Year Past
Two Reports Made on the Pension Bills
for Ms. Logan and Mrs. Blair
Texas Inventors.
CLEVELAND IS ADVISOR.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Althouah the
friends of the Interstate commerce bill
are confident that the President will sign
that measure this week, il is by no means
certqin that he will do so. Whenever the
President gets in legal quandary he
consults his old law partner, Mr.. w. S
Bissell, and the latter has been summoned
here by the President and
has been in close consultation
with him. The President pays no more
attention to the opinion of MIR. Bissell
than to those of any other person with
whom he cousults. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Bissel is opposed to the bill, although
he declines to be interviewed on the sub
iect. If he convinced the President
that the bill has too many Objectionable
features it may be set down as certain
that in spite of the opinion of the Attor-
ney-General and the desire OF the country
that the bill should become law the
President will veto it.
TEXAS INVENTORS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. / Texas patents
were issued to-day to Frank Donald of
Gainesville, hay pitching and stacking
machine; Albert Josh of Hollis, pillow;
John A. SchaneIe ffel of Elm Grove, cotton
chopper and cultivator.
WILL EULOGIZE LOGAN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The following
is list of Senators who have announced
their intention of speaking on Wednes-
day next in eulogy of Senator Logan:
Edmunds, Evarts, Allison, Henderson,
Plumb, Spooner, Frye, H4wley, Cullom,
Stanford, Morgan, Cockrell, Hampton,
Ransom and Blackburn.
SILVER COINAGE.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
transmitted to the Speaker of the House
Of Representatives an answer by the Di-
rector of the Mint to the House reSOlu
ton relating to silver coinage. The DI
rector presents q table, from which 1t
appears that the cost of bullion delivered
on monthly purchases during the fiscal
year was S24, 1895, 002, and the face value of
the coinage was 80, S3S 9O5. During the
first six months of the Gu rent fiscal year
cost of monthly purchases OF bullion was
1858, 403, and Of image ST., 1860, Sol.
In only one month July, 1850 did the
coinage fall below $4,000, 900. In that
month the total cost of the purchase de-
lIvered was Sl,57S,S74, from which the
coinage was Sl,900,000. The Direct 1r
SdSS IL Will OS SCCu lIOuu LuC ISOlS ludI
the law has been complied with during
the pas fiscal year as well as the remain
ing six month of the calendar year of
1886.
WALT wHITMAN's PENSION.
In reporting favorably Il bill to pension
Walt Whitman at the rate of S25 per
month the House committee on invalid
pensions says the poet dedicated himself
during the war 10 the unceasing care as
volunteer of sick and wounded soldiers,
and his almost devotional ministratlons
were well known to citizens of Washing
ton and OF the nation.
THELOGAN PENSION.
In its adverse report upon the Senate
bill granting pension to Mrs. Logan
the committee on pensions of the House
says: "Should Congress pass the bill
and the precedent set by it be carried ont
1t would increase the pension roll $685. |
900 annually. In majority of cases, as
in this case, no relief from actual embsr-
rassment or poverty would be afforded. !
1t was well known that thousands of
POOR and aged widows OF brave and |
worthy soldiers were denied pittauce of
Sl2 per month because of
their inability to connect the
death of their husbands with their |
militia Y services, while in this case no
sort of Cl lim was advanced that the death
of General Logan was attributable 10 his |
military service. 1t was well known that
Mrs. Logan was in possession of ample |
estate, and while the committee entertain
the highest regard for her, both on &C
count of her character end personal worth,
as well as on account OF the brave and gal
liant record Of General Logan as soltier
and his useful and spotless record as a
civilian and statesman, they believe that
the passage of this and all similar bills
would be in the direction OF building up
in this country an aristocrscv contrary to
the very principles of an equal govern
mert for all, for which General Logan so
gallantly fought In war, and so ably con-
tended in times of peace.
THE PRANK BLAIR PENSION.
A similar case was presented in the
case Of the Senate bill for an increase Of
pension to the widow OF General Frank
Blair. The committee says there is no
need upon the part of Mrs. Blair, and
while it has high appreciation of the
gallant services of General Blair, it is
unwilling to recommend the passage OF
this bill because 1t is not in harmony with
our system of pension laws.
MINORITY REPORT.
The Republican members of the COM
mittee present minority report, recon-
mending the passage of the Blair bill.
Briefly describing General Blair's career,
the minority says: ave but repeat the
voice of history, when we say General p.
Blair saved Missouri to the Union. To
place money value on such services Is
not possible, and the committee only
asks that mis- cherished companion, who
was made a widow by his sacrifice OF
himself to his country, shall be tenderly
cared for rs long as she lives"
MRS. LoGAN'S CASE.
The Republican members of the COM
mittee also pres ,nted minority report
recommending the passage of the bill to
pension Mrs. Logan. The report, after
reciting the brilliant career of General
Logan, says it is reasonably certain that
his death Was the direct result of his mil
itaIy service and that his trsnscending
achievements were voluntary contribu-
tons OF his splendid military genius in
his convictions of duty and patriotic i'm 1
pulses, seldom equaled and never eXcelled.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet meeting to- day was at
tended by all the members. One of the /
principal topics of discussion was the I
n q mo lion treaty and the sr~pndmputS n